The groups of male and female community leaders put pressure on offenders Photo: Flickr/Steve Evans An Indian state is challenging gendered violence, such as rape and child marriage, by setting up groups of male and female community leaders to exert social pressure on offenders. March 28, 2017 - The “Courage Brigades” in Madhya Pradesh . Learn More
Women’s Stories & Lives – Male Authority in Muslim Contexts – Musawah
Direct Link to Full 207-Page Musawah 2016 Publication: http://www.musawah.org/sites/default/files/MusawahGPL2016.pdf . Learn More
UN General Assembly Adopts Political Declaration Affirming Commitment to End Human Trafficking, Amidst Calls for Victim-Centered Approaches
UN General Assembly Adopts Declaration Affirming Commitment to End Human Trafficking, Amidst Calls for Victim-Centered Approaches ‘I Didn’t Have Any Identity’, Survivor Recalls, Stressing that the Outcome Document Must Come to Life in Communities Across Globe 27 September 2017 - Survivors of human trafficking today recounted painful stories . Learn More
Palestine – Police Show Gaza Women How to Stay Safe Online
Palestinian women in Gaza attend a lecture on the danger of online extortion, Gaza City, Gaza, Aug. 23, 2017. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Interior Ministry's security services in Gaza arrested a man accused of luring women and girls into collaboration with Israel after meeting them online and having romantic relationships with them, according . Learn More
Women in War – Feminist Art
This is an online art gallery to present feminist artists (including graphic artists) in conflict zones whose work is about human rights, especially women’s rights. You don’t have to be a woman to be feminist, a liberated man will do which is why we will include male artists. This section is continually upgraded. Gökhan Aslan This . Learn More
Europe – Equality Between Men & Women – EU Fact Sheet
Equality between women and men is one of the objectives of the European Union. Over time, legislation, case-law and changes to the Treaties have helped shore up this principle and its implementation in the EU. The European Parliament has always been a fervent defender of the principle of equality between men and women. Legal basis The . Learn More
Horn of Africa – Reducing Displacement Risk for Women & Girls – Drought, Conflicts, Hazards +
The Horn of Africa denotes the region containing the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Article: http://www.internal-displacement.org/library/publications/2017/reducing-displacement-risk-in-the-greater-horn-of-africa?source=mailchimp Direct Link to Full 28-Page 2017 Report: . Learn More
Integration of a Gender Perspective throughout the Work of the Human Rights Council & Its Mechanisms
Integration of a Gender Perspective throughout the Work of the Human Rights Council & Its Mechanisms Statement by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The Universal Periodic Review & the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Achieve gender equality & empower all women & girls 15 . Learn More
Left Behind: Refugee Education in Crisis – Girls
Full Article: https://www.voanews.com/a/millions-of-refugee-children-missing-out-on-education/4025043.html GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency reports more than 3.5 million refugee children aged five to 17 did not attend school last year to the detriment of their future and the future well-being of society. The UNHCR is calling an . Learn More
Turkey to Toughen Laws on Surrogacy
Riada Asimovic Akyol - September 24, 2017 News about surrogate motherhood has always been a hot topic in the Turkish media, whether it’s about Turkey’s celebrities who express a desire to have a child through a surrogate mother or unconfirmed reports that Kim Kardashian hired a surrogate mother to give birth to her third child. But the recent . Learn More
USA – New Travel Ban Targets 8 Countries
USA – New Travel Ban Targets 8 Countries September 25, 2017 - Washington — Citizens of more than half a dozen countries will face new restrictions on entry to the US under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump that will replace his expiring travel ban. The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, . Learn More
Afghanistan – Around 3,000 Afghans Commit Suicide Every Year – 80% Women & Girls
80 percent of suicide cases are females, says Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission official in capital Kabul By Shadi Khan Saif - September 17, 2017 KABUL, Afghanistan - Up to 3,000 people are committing suicide in Afghanistan each year, 80 percent of whom are women, an official said Sunday. Speaking at an event on suicide . Learn More
Women’s Leadership Can Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change
By Everjoice Win - International Director of Programmes & Global Engagement at Action Aid International 20 September 2017 - Last year, the planet suffered the terrible impacts of one of the worst drought and hunger crises seen for decades. At the end of 2015, 30 percent of the global land area was in drought conditions, one of the highest . Learn More
Georgia – Proposed Constitution Changes Would Limit Religious Freedom – NGO’s Challenge
GEORGIA – NGO’s SAY PLANNED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES THREATEN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN GEORGIA August 2, 2017 - Several NGOs and lawyers in Georgia have written to Georgian and international government bodies concerning religious freedom in the country, in response to proposed changes made by the Government of Georgia to the country’s . Learn More
Global Coalition to Boost Equal Pay for Women at Work
New initiative will support innovative and effective equal pay policies and practices around the globe. 18 September 2017 - NEW YORK (ILO News) – One of the most persistent barriers to women’s success at work and to economic growth, unequal pay, will be actively challenged by a new global partnership, the Equal Pay International . Learn More
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